#8E2425#8E2425

#8E2425 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.142 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2425
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 37)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 73.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.14, 44.17, 26.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.14, 51.37, 30.70°)
OKLab	oklab(43.21% 0.1284 0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(43.21% 0.142 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1215, 7.1479, 2.4913)
Luminance	0.0715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2425 #248E8D

analogous

#8E245A #8E2425 #8E5824

triadic

#8E2425 #258E24 #24258E

tetradic

#8E2425 #5A8E24 #248E8D #58248E

square

#8E2425 #5A8E24 #248E8D #58248E

split-complementary

#8E2425 #248E58 #245A8E

monochromatic

#2C0B0C #5D1818 #8E2425 #BF3032 #D55859

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#8E2425 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#8E2425 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2425

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2425	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2425	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433D24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5421

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2425;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.142 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7675f',
    500: '#8e2425',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2425;
$custom-light: #b7675f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2425",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.434,
    "s": 59.551,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43206,
    "c": 0.14165,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2425

secondary

#55B9B8

accent

#E3E145

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2425

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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